Cleveland Guardians manager Terry Francona's 2022 season included a celebratory headbutt from Josh Naylor after a walk-of home run. It also now includes recognition as the American League's best manager.
The 2022 season was also Francona's first in which he was able to get through the entire year without major health issues since 2019. He had his 2020 and 2021 seasons cut short due to needed procedures to address several health issues, including a gastrointestinal issue that had him at one point in the ICU and then hip and toe procedures last season.
It could be argued that this was Francona's best managerial job during the regular season, as the Guardians had the league's youngest roster, one that was even more youthful than Triple-A teams. The Guardians became only the second club in more than 50 years to win their division as the youngest team in baseball and the first since the 1986 New York Mets.
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